The House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock 
         77th Legislature 
         February 22, 2001 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.014 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 15, 2001, the House  
         Committee on Agriculture & Livestock met in a public hearing and  
         was called to order by the chair, Representative Swinford, at  
         8:15 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Swinford; McReynolds; Brown, Betty;  
                   Christian; Green; Hardcastle; Hupp; Kolkhorst; Miller  
                   (9). 
          
         Absent:   None (0). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 727 
          
         The chair laid out HB 727. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Turner, Bob to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative McReynolds in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Swinford in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Turner, Bob to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Hardcastle moved that HB 727, without amendments,  
         be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Swinford; McReynolds; Brown,  
                             Betty; Christian; Green; Hardcastle; Hupp;  
                             Kolkhorst; Miller (9).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        None  (0).  
           
         HB 1262 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1262. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hardcastle to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative McReynolds in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Swinford in chair.) 
          
         At 9:59 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed to reconvene upon adjournment of the  
         House of Representatives in E2.014. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 11:45 a.m. and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Swinford. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Swinford; Brown, Betty; Hardcastle;  
                   Hupp; Miller (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives McReynolds; Christian; Green;  
                   Kolkhorst (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Kolkhorst now present.) 
          
         HB 1262 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1262 as pending business.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative McReynolds now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hardcastle to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Green now present.) 
          
         Representative Miller moved that HB 1262, without amendments, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Swinford; McReynolds; Brown,  
                             Betty; Green; Hardcastle; Hupp; Kolkhorst;  
                             Miller (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Christian  (1).  
           
         (Representative McReynolds in chair.) 
          
         HB 788 
          
         The chair laid out HB 788. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Hardcastle offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Brown, Betty in chair.) 
          
         (Representative McReynolds in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Brown, Betty in chair.) 
          
         (Representative McReynolds in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Christian now present.) 
          
         (Representative Hardcastle in chair.) 
          
         (Representative McReynolds in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 3:49 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
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         Rep. Swinford, Chair 
          
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         Joe Cox, Clerk